Got Money

Infobox Single
Name = Got Money


Artist = Lil Wayne featuring T-Pain
from Album = Tha Carter III
B-side =
Released = May 27 2008
Format = CD, digital download
Recorded =
Genre = Hip hop, Crunk, Pop rap
Length = 4:06 (Tha Carter III version)
2:38 (radio edit)
Label = Cash Money, Young Money, Universal
Writer = Dwayne Carter, Jr., Faheem Najm
Producer = Play-n-Skillz & T-Pain
Certification =
Audio sample? = yes
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = Lil Wayne singles
Type = singles
Last single = "I Run This" (2008)
This single = "Got Money" (2008)
Next single = "Ya Heard Me" (2008)Extra chronology 2
Artist = T-Pain singles
Type = singles
Last single = "Moon of Dreams" (2008)
This single = "Got Money" (2008)
Next single = "What It Is (Strike a Pose)"
(2008)Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Audio file = Got Money Radio Edit Snippet.ogg

"Got Money" is the third official single from Lil Wayne's sixth studio album, "Tha Carter III". The track is of the crunk Hip-hop subgenre and features artist T-Pain and is produced by Play-n-Skillz. The single was released as a digital download on iTunes on May 27th, 2008, under the name "Got Money," [ [http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=281461145&s=143441 Got Money (ft. T-Pain) - Single] Accessed May 27 2008.] and has thus far peaked at #4 on the iTunes Top 100. The song has peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it his third highest peaking song in his solo career. Lil Wayne and T-Pain performed the song at the BET 2008 awards and the 2008 MTV Music Video Awards.

The UK radio edit version, released by Universal Ireland, removes the intros and the outros of the song. Its duration is 2:38.

Music video

The official remix, featuring Mack Maine, was used to make the music video (this version is currently not available on iTunes). The video was shot and came out on June 23, 2008, the same day the video for "A Milli" was shot, in Los Angeles and is a follow up to the cliffhanger of "A Milli." The video is directed by Gil Green. Lil Wayne has claimed on his video blog that this video is based on the 2006 film "Inside Man". [cite video|people=Lil Wayne|title=Weezy Blog #2.2 - Part 2 of the "Got Money" Music Video|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6iTk1H7Jcs|date2=2008-07-01|publisher=QD3/YouTube] The video features Young Money artist Mack Maine. Ray J, Shorty Mack, Nicki Minaj, Birdman, Tyga, Brisco and Lil Chuckee make cameo appearances in the music video, as well as the producers of the song, Play-n-Skillz. The music video premiered on multiple MTV channels on June 23, 2008. [cite news|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|title=Lil Wayne Plays A Modern-Day Robin Hood In 'Got Money' Video -- Check Out A Clip Here!|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1591614/20080725/lil_wayne.jhtml|work=MTV News|date=2008-07-25|accessdate=2008-07-25] In the end, Lil Wayne is the only one arrested while the crew escapes with the money, including Mack Maine & Birdman. On August 14 2008, the video peaked at number 1 on 106 & Park, and it took 4 days to get there.

Covers

The song has also been covered by Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis. The cover features Slipknot guitarist Jim Root and Korn drummer Ray Luzier. The cover song is available to download on Jonathan Davis' solo band website. [cite web |url=http://www.jdsfa.com/download |title=Download to Jonathan Davis' cover of "Got Money"]

Remixes

There are multiple freestyles on the internet, such as the ones done by rappers Yung Joc and Pitbull. The official video remix features Mack Maine.

Travis Barker recorded a remix to the song before the recent plane crash. [Septemer 25, 2008. [http://www.rapbasement.com/lil-wayne/092508-travis-barker-recorded-lil-wayne-got-money-remix-day-before-plane-crash.html Travis Barker Records "Got Money" Remix Day Before Plane Crash] . Accessed September 25, 2008.]

Chart performance

The song was the "Hot Shot Debut" of the week on the "Billboard" Hot 100, entering at #13, making it Lil Wayne's highest debut. This also made it his second highest peaking song in his solo career, although it's now his third highest peaking. 15 weeks following it's Hot 100 debut, the song rose to a new peak on the chart of #10, giving Lil Wayne his third consecutive top ten hit from "Tha Carter III". It has become his fifth top ten on Hot Rap Tracks, thus far peaking at #2. It has been most successful on U.S. Rhythmic stations, reaching number one on the Rhythmic Top 40. It has also peaked at #31 on the United World Chart. When this song reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, Lil Wayne become one of a few artists to have three different tracks in the top 10 in the same week.

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